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mesopotamia-social studies-mr.blanchette

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a salt lake between Israel and Jordan;the dead sea is the lowest point on earth   Dead Sea  
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an arm of the arabian sea,located between the arabian peninsula and southwest iran   Persian Gulf  
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capital of assyria   Nineveh  
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a rich tradeport and a major city of phoenicia,located on the eastern mediteranean sea in present day southern lebanon   Tyre  
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a river flowing south from turkey through syria and iraq   Euphrates River  
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a binding agreement   Covenant  
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many territories and people who are controlled by one government   Empire  
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a traditional story;in some cultures,a legend that explains people's beliefs   Myth  
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one of the most sacred rivers; river in which jesus was baptized   Jordan River  
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north sea(greek)   Black Sea  
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a country in southwest asia   Israel  
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an ancient region in present day lebanon   Phoenicians  
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largest moutain range in iraq and iranover900 miles long with peakes over1200 ft.   Zagros Mountains  
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an organizied list of laws and rules   Code  
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the jewish people; the tribe the jewish people came from   Hebrews  
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to force somone to live in another country   Exile  
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king of the israelites after saul   King David  
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an ancient region between the tigris and euphrates river in southwest asia   Mesopotamia  
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the site of the earliest known civilization;located in mesopotamia,in present day southern iraq;later became babylonia   Sumer  
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a form of writing that uses groups of wedges and lines;used to write several languages of the fertile cresent   Cuneiform  
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the scattering of people who have a common background or belief   Diaspora  
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a group of traders traveling together   Caravan  
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a market selling different kinds of goods   Bazaar  
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a time when there is so little food that many people starve   Famine  
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king of the israelites after david   Solomon  
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king of new babylonian empire from 605 to 561 bc   Nebuchadnezzar  
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a river in iraq and turkey   Tigris River  
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a historical kingdom of northern mesopotamia around present day iraq and turkey   Assyrians  
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king of babylon from 1792 to 1750 bc ;creator of babylonian empire;established one of the oldest code of law   Hammurabi  
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the belief in many gods   Polytheism  
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king of assyia,conquered babylonia and founded the last great assyrian dynasty   Sargon  
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a set of symbols that represent the sounds ofa language   Alphabet  
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a proffesional writer   Scribe  
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the most sacred text of the Israelites that recorded laws and events of their history   Torah  
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Israelite leader;led the Israelites from egypt to Canaan;according to the bible,he received the ten commandments from God   Moses  
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overthrew assyrian in 612bc   Chaldeans  
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the branch of science that studies the planets,stars,moon and other objects in the universe   Astronomy  
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a city of ancient sumer in southern mesopotamia,located in present day southeast iraq   Ur  
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a region occupied by the ancient israelites,also known as palestine,located between the jordan river,mediteranean sea and the dead sea,on a site that includes present day israel and part of jordan   Canaan  
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a temple of the ancient sumerians and babylonians,made of terraces connected by ramps and stairs,roughly in the shape of a pyramid   Ziggurat  
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the belief in one god   Monotheism  
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a religious leader who told the israelites what god wanted them to do   Prophet  
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first leader of the Israelites;according to the bible,he led his family to Cannan,where he became the founder of a new nation   Abraham  
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a very long story about a sumerian hero   Epic of Gilgamesh  
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according to the bible,a code of laws given to the israelites by god   10 Commandments  
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ancient parchment manuscripts containing the earliest version of the first few books of the bible   Dead Sea Scrolls  
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the capitol city of modern israel;a holy city for jews,christians and muslims   Jerusalem  
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The chariot is the earliest and simplest type of carriage   Chariot  
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center of babylonian empire   Babylon  
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a city with its own traditions and its own government and laws;both acity and seperate indapendent state   City-State  
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where 2 or more rivers meet   confluence  
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feeder river,river that feeds into a larger river   tributaries  
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